Depok Hospital sees an increase in the number of dengue patients – City



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The Depok Regional Hospital, located in West Java, is experiencing a daily increase in the number of dengue patients. Hospital data showed that 194 patients were treated for dengue fever Wednesday, 7 more than the 187 patients treated Tuesday.

According to the hospital spokesman, Hadi, Depok Hospital has added more facilities to anticipate a continued increase in the number of dengue patients.

"Dengue patients are treated on the 6th and 7th floors. We added five beds on each floor. We now have 50 beds on the 6th floor and 45 beds on the 7th floor, "said Hadi, quoted by kompas.com.

He added that hospital medical staff treated more dengue patients than usual.

Ideally, only one nurse was responsible for six to seven patients under their care, but the hospital nurses had ten to twelve patients since the beginning of the rainy season.

Hadi also said that the Depok Regional Hospital is coordinating its activities with private hospitals in West Java City to anticipate patient overload.

"Yes [we are] overloaded, we will transfer patients to other health facilities in coordination with the Depok health agency, "he said. (Gis)

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